A compact, low-power, and electromagnetically actuated microspeaker for hearing aids

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 856-858

  Je, Sang Soo ^a   Chae, Junseok ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic device; Acoustic device fabrication; Actuator; Hearing aids; Loudspeaker; Microactuators; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Micromachining; Microspeaker

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COPPER; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; HEARING AIDS; MAGNETS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; POLYMERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC DEVICE; ACOUSTIC DEVICE FABRICATION; ACTUATOR; APPLICATIONS.; AUDIO FREQUENCIES; COIL IMPEDANCE; COPPER COILS; FORM FACTORS; LOUDSPEAKER; LOW POWERS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES; MICROACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MICROELECTROMECHANICAL-SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY; MICROMACHINING; MICROSPEAKER; MULTI LAYERING; NDFEB PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; POWER CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOFT MAGNETS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; TESTED DEVICES;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 48649110055     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2008.2000948     Document Type: Article

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